课文10 “泰坦尼克”号的沉没

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课文10  “泰坦尼克”号的沉没
150. The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
+ Z) O& f4 I" _2 b+ f% J        巨轮“泰坦尼克”号1912年4月10日从南安普敦起锚驶向纽约。
151. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891.
        船上载有1,316名乘客与891名船员。
, g/ t( u+ y8 @4 h0 `& b$ Q' V. v( k152. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
        却使用现代标准来衡量，45,000 吨的“泰坦尼克”号与算得上一艘巨轮了。
3 g0 \8 I6 [/ |- k+ p% |+ X+ I. L153. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built,
* w$ j* p8 h/ T# G$ O        当时，这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船，
- h) O' ]$ V2 Z& B154. but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
        而且也被认为是不会沉没的。因为船由16个密封舱组成，
- {8 l" \; h; J1 X+ ^155. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
9 q8 l4 K. e5 A1 {6 l* }$ e        即使有两个舱进水，仍可漂浮的水面上。
156. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
  y3 F. u* p" t; ^        然而，这艘巨轮首航就下沉，造成大批人员死亡。人们将永远记着这艘巨轮的沉没惨剧。
* @  X- L! p& o0 z% l: ~157. Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic,
        “泰坦尼克”起航后的第4天，它正行驶在北大西洋冰冷的海面上。
158. a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
0 N! P& r+ ^5 J& G        突然，了望员发现一座冰山。
159. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
1 K2 a2 n' R) J; x4 w+ M2 o: G0 |& f        警报响过不久，巨轮急转弯，以避免与冰山正面相撞。
7 _+ x7 L: z' G, e. ~160. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
& h1 u/ Q9 B/ y& g3 t! N8 d% c        “泰坦尼克”这个弯拐得及时，紧贴着高出海面100英尺的巨大的冰墙擦过去。
161. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
& S% c, R+ j, X3 s        突然，从船舱下部传来一声微颤音，船长走下船舱去查看究竟。
" p" s5 |7 O% m8 J162. The noise had been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged.
7 e! e% {9 M- j7 b2 c9 L        由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。
163. Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,
        在下面，船长惊恐的地发现“泰坦尼克”号正在急速下沉，
+ I% B- B9 X" j164. for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
% `; A+ F/ s) b        16个密封舱已有5个进水。
165. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
* K* W3 P+ ^. \3 y. G2 ^1 e" p        于是，他发出弃船的命令，几百人跳进了冰冷刺骨的海水里。
1 _) U( e8 R- h! d- a' ]& y7 l166. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
        由于没有足够的救生艇运载所有乘客，结果，1,500 人丧生。